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Patrick Carman is the award-winning author of many books for young adults and children. He grew up in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Willamette University. His birthday is February 27th, 1966. He spent a decade living in Portland, where he worked in advertising, game design, and technology.

Patrick Carman has been a life long writer and storyteller. He writes books for young adults and children for Scholastic and Little Brown Books For Young Readers. His bestselling series work includes The Land of Elyon, Atherton, Elliot’s Park, 39 Clues, and Skeleton Creek. Mr. Carman’s books have been translated into approximately two dozen languages.

Mr. Carman spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with his wife and two daughters.

For more information about the author, please visit the frequently asked questions section of this site.

Organizations Patrick Carman supports:

• www.wallawallakidsread.com
• Patrick Carman’s Annual author festival, serving thousands of kids every spring
• www.agros.org
• Land, Hope, Life.
• www.one.org
• Join the fight against extreme poverty

15 Comments

1. Hana says:

   August 4, 2010 at 12:54 pm

   OMG, best series ever.
   Cool how Alexa is my age in the second book.

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2. Lyn says:

   July 8, 2010 at 2:49 pm

   I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!

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3. Commerce H. says:

   May 26, 2010 at 7:19 am

   I love Atherton

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4. Commerce H. says:

   May 26, 2010 at 7:18 am

   You rock! Ilove Atherton.

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5. Jack Ohlmeier says:

   May 26, 2010 at 7:15 am

   Patrick is my favorie author ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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6. bradley says:

   May 20, 2010 at 11:55 am

   hey i am glad u are coming to parrish

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7. Valentina says:

   May 19, 2010 at 8:41 am

   I Lvu ur series the land of Eylon. my friends all remind me of Murrphy. he is so funny. i lvu how u incorperated suspense with funny moments to give an amawsome blend. please keep writing

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8. Hailey says:

   May 1, 2010 at 8:02 am

   Trackers was so awesome! Apparently it’s not supposed to come out until May 12, but I bought it on April 29. Weird…

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9. deanna palma says:

   April 30, 2010 at 8:27 am

   hey patrick i love your book skeleton creek.mabe i can see you on monday i go to ruth powell school in safford

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10. Caitlin says:

    April 29, 2010 at 7:02 am

    hi, i was wondering what Alexa Daleys jocasta says in the Beyond the Valley of Thorns/The Tenth City. It never claified and I’d really like to know! Thanks!

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11. Kaleb says:

    April 12, 2010 at 9:39 am

    mr.carman cam u plezz giv us a prevew of the skeleton creek book 3

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12. scarlet says:

    April 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    are you going to make a number 3 book?

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13. Leslie says:

    March 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    ohh sorry i like to type if i knew sooner than i would have said happy b-day on the twenty seveth of febuary

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14. danny says:

    March 1, 2010 at 10:30 am

    hi my name is danny whats yours?
    will you be my friend?

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15. RYearby says:

    January 19, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Does Mr. Carman consider skyping with Book Club or small classes? If so, is there a charge?

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